By: Jackson S.B. No. 757
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to creating the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day
1-3 Medal.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Title 106, Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
1-6 Article 6144i to read as follows:
1-7 Art. 6144i. STATE OF TEXAS ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE DAY MEDAL
1-8 Sec. 1. STATE OF TEXAS ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE DAY MEDAL.
1-9 The State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal shall be
1-10 awarded to a resident of this state who has displayed a commitment
1-11 to the pioneer service principles of duty, honor, faith, and
1-12 devotion to country and family in an exemplary fashion and who has
1-13 made outstanding contributions in pioneering the development,
1-14 growth, and progress of this state through the individual's work in
1-15 public service.
1-16 Sec. 2. AWARDS COMMITTEE. (a) The State of Texas
1-17 Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal Committee consists of seven
1-18 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of
1-19 the senate.
1-20 (b) Committee members serve staggered six-year terms, with
1-21 the terms of two or three members expiring on January 31 of each
1-22 odd-numbered year.
1-23 (c) A vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the
1-24 unexpired term in the same manner as other appointments to the
1-25 committee.
2-1 (d) The governor shall appoint the presiding officer to
2-2 serve in that capacity for one year.
2-3 (e) Members of the committee shall serve without pay.
2-4 Sec. 3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEDAL. (a) An individual who
2-5 has personal knowledge of outstanding contributions pioneering the
2-6 development, growth, and progress of this state by a person in
2-7 public service that the individual believes merit the awarding of
2-8 the medal may submit a letter of recommendation to the committee.
2-9 (b) A letter of recommendation for the awarding of the medal
2-10 must give an account of the outstanding pioneering contributions
2-11 and may include statements, affidavits, records, photographs, or
2-12 other material to support and amplify the stated facts.
2-13 Sec. 4. AWARDING OF MEDAL. (a) The committee shall review
2-14 the recommendations and may approve recommendations for the
2-15 awarding of the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal.
2-16 (b) The committee may award not more than five medals in any
2-17 one calendar year except that, in exceptional circumstances, the
2-18 legislature by concurrent resolution may authorize the governor to
2-19 award additional medals.
2-20 Sec. 5. AWARDING OF MEDAL FOR PRIOR SERVICE. The committee
2-21 may award not more than 10 State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance
2-22 Day Medals for achievement attained or service rendered before
2-23 September 1, 2001.
2-24 Sec. 6. PRESENTATION OF MEDAL. The governor shall present
2-25 the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal to a recipient
2-26 in an appropriate ceremony.
3-1 Sec. 7. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE. (a) The medal shall
3-2 display the bust of James Pinckney Henderson with the words "State
3-3 of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal" engraved in a circle.
3-4 The medal shall be suspended from a ribbon of red, white, and blue
3-5 and worn about the neck of the recipient.
3-6 (b) The governor shall approve the design and authorize the
3-7 casting of the medal in any manner considered appropriate.
3-8 Sec. 8. FUNDING. The STAR Day Foundation shall be
3-9 responsible for the funding of the medals through pledges, gifts,
3-10 donations, or endowments from private sources on the foundation's
3-11 behalf.
3-12 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
3-13 (b) As soon as possible after the effective date of this
3-14 Act, the governor shall appoint the initial members of the State of
3-15 Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal Committee. The governor
3-16 shall appoint two members to serve terms expiring January 31, 2003,
3-17 two members to serve terms expiring January 31, 2005, and three
3-18 members to serve terms expiring January 31, 2007.